Screening for intimate partner violence in medical settings

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-213

  Phelan, Mary Beth ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Mandatory reporting; Screening; Screening tools; Universal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS SCREENING; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEXUALITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS SCREENING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 34250732964     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838007301221     Document Type: Article

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